Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 May 2015
479. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who did not qualify for the educational panel; if this case will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17522/15]
View answerThe core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers. Arrangements for panel access for fixed-term (temporary), substitute and part-time teachers to the Supplementary Redeployment Panel for the 2015/16 school year are set out in Circular 0072/2014 which is available on the Department website.
Applicants must meet all of the published criteria in order to gain access to the Supplementary Redeployment Panel.
The teacher referred to by the Deputy failed to meet the criteria and is therefore ineligible to be included on the Supplementary Redeployment Panel for the 2015/16 school year.
